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Self-Care Skills and Strategies for Foster Parents

By The Annie E. Casey Foundation — 2017

Helping children heal from abuse or neglect is rewarding but hard. Like the children in their care, kin and foster parents need to find ways of experiencing strong feelings without becoming overwhelmed.

Read on www.aecf.org

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The Out-of-Sync Child Has Fun: Activities for Kids with Sensory Processing Disorder (Revised Edition)

The first accessible guide to examine Sensory Processing Disorder, The Out-of-Sync Child touched the hearts and lives of thousands of families.

Carol Stock Kranowitz

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Adolescents on the Autism Spectrum: A Parent’s Guide to the Cognitive, Social, Physical, and Transition Needs of Teenagers with Autism Spectrum Disorders

From the award-winning author of Autism Spectrum Disorders, comes Adolescents on the Autism Spectrum, a complete guide to the cognitive, emotional, social, and physical needs of preteens and teenagers with autistic disorders, ranging from the relatively mild Asperger’s Syndrome to more severe...

Chantal Sicile-Kira, Temple Grandin

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Navigating Autism: 9 Mindsets for Helping Kids on the Spectrum

International best-selling writer and autist Temple Grandin joins psychologist Debra Moore in presenting nine strengths-based mindsets necessary to successfully work with young people on the autism spectrum.

Temple Grandin, Debra Moore

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8 Keys to Parenting Children with ADHD (8 Keys to Mental Health)

This book, rich with optimism, tips, tools, and action plans, offers science-based insights and systems for parents to help cultivate these skills.

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NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity

What is autism? A lifelong disability, or a naturally occurring form of cognitive difference akin to certain forms of genius? In truth, it is all of these things and more—and the future of our society depends on our understanding it.

Steve Silberman, Oliver Sacks (foreword)

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Treating ADHD/ADD in Children and Adolescents

“One of the best ADHD books of all time” —BookAuthority “Treating ADHD/ADD” provides the information and tools for readers to feel empowered to address and overcome ADHD challenges for greater success.

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ADHD: The Five Executive Functions

Five Executive Abilities that all people have but ADHD people are deficit/delayed in. 1) Can you stop? Self-restraint. A quote “Everything comes to those who can wait!” Can you delay your behavior so you can do the best action? 2) The Mind’s Eye. Mental Imagery.

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Bessel Van Der Kolk on the Treatment of Trauma: How Childhood Trauma Is Different from PTSD

In How Childhood Trauma is Different from PTSD, Bessel van der Kolk, MD, shares 3 ways childhood trauma can affect a person differently than what we see in adults with PTSD. Trauma at an early age can impact the development of a person and create specific challenges in 3 areas of their life.

Bessel van der Kolk

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Child’s Trauma